New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-08
FRAUDS DISCLOSED IN TROY
A VAST SCHEME OF vILLANY For1pn,
DEMOCRATIC RyPEATERs ny HUNDREDS -,xc
MEASURES TAKEN BY REPUBLICAN,
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DEMOCRATIC RyPEATERs ny HUNDREDS Lyc.,
MEASURES TAKEN BY REPUBLICANS
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TROY, Nov. 7.-Shepsrd Tappan. the chairman Mr..
Republican County Committee Of Rensselaer, con,,.
has been for tho past week that hundreds Of r.
ocratic repeaters from Albany, West Troy Cohoe, W.
gainesville and Iansingburg have put their .ama. :.
the registration rolls Of Troy and intend 10 vote 4, IT,
tomorrow for the Democratic State ticket Mr. Tann,
has done all in his power TO have the names o, IN. ~
teaters cancelled, but the Democratic inspsc,or, ~
election have refused to take the Of the s Th
have also refused to cancel tho names OF dead man -
rolls aud probably it IL their intention nave the "a
peaters vote the names Of these dead men, Earl,
last evening Mr.. Tappan received the following tel.
gram from Cornelius n. Bliss. chairman of the Repnh
can State Committee:
NEW YORK Nov G. lss,
SHEPARD TAprAx Chairman Republican County conmli,,
vast ami nssnoI,y devised scsms 70 so,:
& at S
Of dead men, has been secured Stakeholder. have
s Ss'8 s The 's %
s s follower %
who personal v"eGce on 'n KIP, The
Captain oaS ssse 20 h. and
troy oes ' Ss1a now s:
ioa, s.S: %scn Dro.. 's r
WHO dens in your vicinity and others about the CRY Hail
s a.ss He Troy slt
Y0u IN PROMPTLY Take good counsel The oha,d.
more o.night CoRsgLIus n Bllss
Dir. Tappan took this dispatch to John ~ Franc.
editor Of The Troy Times who printed 1t tonigh, with IL,
following comment giving particulars OF the plan the
Democratic repeStsrs:
most gigantic and nefarous scheme Of corruption fraud
and violence on tne part Of tho Democratic
entire .nss 81
5 Ssen :sus to o"t % sna rom stn pos :
will
f tn. s1 afr ao rSs
''Sa aSs IN the %
ing fraternity The horde OF repeater. ncla 10 gangs from
e1eonvci vns viii 30 wcrs ali ey az, To%
sign. shall 10 trastrao Lot tho bew.rs re-
s to G s spap S .em ss
The following advertisement also appears in The
Times:
reward OF $50 will be paid by tn, Troy TIM, for ,hsa
Of 2 op.au tho S any s ~.
j. II FRANCIS L sos
Mr. Tappan furnished to The Tioes Iist Of a large
mbar OF who not entitled 70 vote In Troy the
names OF dead men and the names OF men who live In
other districts than those designated by the poll list
Undoubtedly the rspeaters intend to vote for the dead
men and also upon fictitious The OF these
men iii a column and half In small typs In The Tina
OF tonight IL Is shown that In tho Ist District OF the
First Ward there 81 tho roll OF dead men.
repeaters and men who not live In the district in the
Id District OF this ward there = such names;
I'm the lst District Of the Seventh Wart
ihero are hnyfve such names; In the Eighth Ward
there are fifty such names and in the Eleventh Ward
there are IL Of such names
Republican pcctors OF Election In view
Of these being illegally the rolls refuselto sga
the rolls The inspectors who thus acted vero the To-
spectos OF the lid District OF the First Ward AMI OF the
l. ghth. Ninth and Eleventh wards The Democrats.
through Charles f. Patterson former Speaker OF Tho E
senbly applied to Alton b. Parker, OF King.;Ou. Dem
ocratc Supreme Court Judge for maudamus 10 go nDs
the Republican inspectors to sign the rolls Jge Parker
granted order which compelled the inspectors to ap
pear before Judge ingalls, OF the supreme Court another
Democrat Troy Judge Ing Ills al theinSprc tors ne
fore him tl, afternoon. They were repre,.n ted by
Esek Coseu, distinguished Democrats Law.
the inspectors could not be M pie TO commit perjury
md compelled certify 10 the OF regsra.
ton rolls which they knew 10 be false.
Exspeakcr Patterson aai John H. Peck appeared for
tho Demo They argued thai the Republicans must
bring imony before Judge Ing ais that the msh on
took their view and granted peremp,ory man Janus
compelling the Republicans inspector, to sign thu rolls
He told the Republicans. however that he voul crOs
OF he rolls the names OF all men that they could prove
dead and did live in the districts la which they
had registered This part OF the decision did not please
too little time before election for the Republicans
TO pose their vilIuy to judge Tnxas and have as
Of tho repeaters struck on tho rolls stu the re
publcans intend 10 produce larxe number OF witnesses
Judge ingalls, before the polls open and try 10
persuade him to cancel the names OF ssmso fhe re-